Thomas Tod Stoddart; Anna M. Stoddart — Angling Songs

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1889 . First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this charming book on songs for fishing, written by Scottish angler and poet Thomas Tod Stoddart. The first edition.In the publisher's original blue cloth binding.Illustrated with a frontispiece. A work by Thomas Tod Stoddart, a Scottish angler and poet. An early passion for angling became the main business of his life. He investigated the haunts and habits of fish, and was an adept of fly-making.This book contains all sorts of songs to pass the time while fishing.Including a memoir by Anna M. Stoddart, the author's daughter.  In publisher's cloth binding. Externally, very smart, Slight fading to spine, with bumping to the head and tail. Very faint marks to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with light spotting to the front and rear. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .